Three of us spent time with Bellingcat to talk about the difficulties of verifying open-source information in Congo, background of the Kivu conflict, and what we're looking out for in the coming days.

If you have information to share about areas under M23 control, please message us. Signal and WhatsApp are also available.

We’re working with additional open-source information to create a more in-depth piece about the days leading up to the fall of the city.

Additionally, we are monitoring for instances of civilian harm or reprisal killings. We are also monitoring the stability of Bukavu.

We’re honored to collaborate with Bellingcat for another article‒this time about the recent assault on Goma.

We are following the deteriorating situation around Goma and collecting information from:

-Sake/Nzulo axis
-Kibumba/Kanyamahoro axis
-Minova peninsula
-Goma City
-Lubero territory
-Other areas currently under M23 control

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If you have additional footage from the day that Dido Kakisingi died, we hope to learn more about what happened. Please get in touch with us here on Bluesky, through Medium, or DM us for our Signal information.

We see our work as a supplement to the lived experience of the people of Congo, adding to the record of eyewitness testimony and journalists on the ground who risk imprisonment. cpj.org/data/people/...

We are hoping to partner with local journalists and citizens of DR Congo in future articles, and to connect with them on social media. Collaborating with Congolese media outlets with open-source investigation efforts is one of our goals.

To help understand the political, regional, and social context in which Mr. Kakisingi’s death occurred, we have written a supplement to the article published by Bellingcat. This piece examines both real-world and online influences before and after the death of Mr. Kakisingi.

During this march, Mr. Dido Kakisingi was killed. He was a father and lawyer who served as the youth coordinator for Moise Katumbi’s party, Ensemble pour la republique. Two people have been convicted in his death, but more are sought for questioning.

CongoEye is proud to have our first article published by Bellingcat. With Bellingcat, we examined photos and videos taken during Moise Katumbi’s march in Kindu, Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on November 28 of 2023.